Donald Trump's explanation of the Iran war simultaneously claims it's 'very complete' and 'just the beginning,' a contradiction he insists is accurate.
Behind the incoherence is a deepening military reality, with discussions of sending special forces to seize buried nuclear material, effectively a boots-on-ground invasion.
The administration's stated objectives—from destroying missile programs to unconditional surrender—shift daily, leaving the public and media unable to define the mission's goal or end.
Gavin Newsom described Trump's war in Iran as a catastrophic failure of strategy, driven by vanity and devoid of a coherent plan.
He sees the Israeli government's influence on the timing of the strike, and Netanyahu's own domestic pressures, as a factor in the escalating conflict.
Newsom reluctantly concluded that America may have to reconsider its military support for Israel, given its current leadership's direction.